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Votes at a glance: trustees approve consent items, substitute bus pay and funding-resolution submission to MTSBA
Summary
The board approved routine consent items, out-of-district attendance agreements, ratified the MEA–MFPE contract, set substitute bus driver pay at $17 an hour, and approved a resolution to ask the Montana School Boards Association to pursue comprehensive funding reform.
At the meeting the trustees voted on several routine and governance items, all approved by the unanimous voice votes of trustees present.
Key votes and outcomes
- Ratify two-year collective bargaining agreement with the Missoula Education Association–MFPE: motion moved by Trustee Davy; outcome: approved (unanimous). (See separate article for full details.)
- Approve out-of-district attendance agreements for the year: approved as part of the consent agenda; outcome: approved (unanimous to trustees present).
- Approve personnel step moves (elementary and secondary): approved as separate motions for elementary and secondary personnel; outcome: approved (unanimous to trustees present).
- Approve substitute bus driver hourly rate at $17 per hour: administration recommended $17/hour for substitute bus drivers to cover occasional absences; motion moved by Trustee McShane, second by Trustee Walsh; outcome: approved (unanimous to trustees present).
- Approve resolution to submit "Ensure the Quality of Education through Comprehensive Funding Reform" to the Montana School Boards Association (MTSBA): motion moved by Trustee Davy, second by Trustee McShane; outcome: approved (unanimous to trustees present).
Routine agenda and minutes
- Approve meeting agenda and approve minutes from the Aug. 12 board meeting: both motions were approved by unanimous voice vote of trustees present.
Notes: The transcript records unanimous approvals by trustees present but does not provide a roll-call tally of named yes/no votes for each item. Where the transcript specifies motion makers or seconders, they are listed above; where the transcript does not provide a second, it is left unspecified.
